By Carol Fondiller Stepped on any broken bottles lately? Have you noticed that the new trash cans on the Ocean Front Walk have been burned? Are you afraid to go on ocean […]
Monday Nights Working With The Beachhead Collective
By Krista Schwimmer In the spring of 2008, I came home one day to find a phone message on my machine from a pleasant sounding woman named Della Franco. Although I […]
Made for Each Other: The Story of a Town and a Newspaper
By Jim Smith How is it possible for a newspaper to survive these days without massive advertising from big corporations? And while we’re at it, how is it possible for a Venice […]
Venice Quiz
The Beachhead sent a questionnaire to our loyal readers who are on our email list to tell us who they are and what they liked about Venice. Here are the aggregated results. […]
Thank You Venetians – All Of You Who Have Served On The Beachhead Collective Through The Years!
Karl Abrams (2000s) Larry Abrams (1980s) Jean Allen (1970s) Kathleen Alvarez (1980s) Amelia Amerika (1980s) Peter Armerding (1970s) Barbara Avedon (1970s) Shlomo Bachrach (1970s) Glen Baker (1970s) Lee Balan (1970s) Kathy Ball (1980s) Kathy Ball (1980s) Hilda Bay (1990s) […]
The Beachhead and Mayor Villaraigosa Honor Swami X at Beyond Baroque
By Karl Abrams In an emotional ceremony at Venice’s Beyond Baroque on Sunday June 21, 83-year old Swami X, famed 1970’s and 80’s boardwalk comic, writer and muse, was presented with a […]
Beachhead Women Writers Rock Out at Beyond Baroque
By Krista Schwimmer On March 8th, as part of the day long celebration of International Women’s Day, the Beachhead presented readings from past and current women writers of the Beachhead at Venice’s […]
Correction – Big Bill’s
Last month, the Beachhead ran a poem and a photo about long-time Venice business, Big Bill’s. Unfortunately, the photo turned out to be the welding shop next door. This time we’re pretty […]
40th Anniversary of the Free Venice Beachhead: A Night to Remember
By erica snowlake Doing it Justice. Not a new slogan by Nike. A sentiment describing how we honor the entity that is so dear to our seaside community, the little newsprint rag […]
A Beach Head Writes About The Beachhead
By Carol Fondiller Frankly, I feel as if I’m viewing the decades of the Free Venice Beachhead’s existence on old celluloid film. Jumping and bumping with splats, cracks and flashes. Cutting through […]
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